FERC accepted the ERO Enterprise's 2022 Business Plans and Budgets, reflecting planned increases in spending by NERC and the regional entities.

FERC approved a $265,000 settlement between WECC and the Public Service Company of New Mexico for violations of NERC's reliability standards.

MISO's Trevor Hines told attendees at a webinar that the RTO is still identifying and working through lessons from the February winter storm.

ReliabilityFirst assessed MISO a $500,000 fine for violating Critical Infrastructure Protection standards. MISO says security was never at risk.

ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting saw presentations to the regional entity’s membership and Board of Directors on a variety of topics.

ReliabilityFirst’s monthly Technical Talk with RF focused on operational resilience, comparing it to traditional risk management.

FERC accepted a settlement between ReliabilityFirst and an unnamed entity in the Eastern Interconnection for violations of NERC reliability standards.

ReliabilityFirst said that inaccurate facility ratings continue to undermine the safety and reliability of the bulk electric system.

FERC is engaged in a debate with ReliabilityFirst over the modeling transmission owners should undertake to identify “critical” substations under CIP-014.

ReliabilityFirst’s annual meeting featured discussions on cybersecurity, GridEx V, electromagnetic pulses and the health of the ERO.